1/0 Administration

Question 1

It is the ___ of the Los Angeles Fire Department to preserve life and property, promote public safety, and ____, management and actions, as an all-risk life safety response provider.

Answer 1

mission / foster economic growth through leadership

Question 2

Core Values

_____ - above all else, we realize that we are here to meet the needs of the public.

Answer 2

SERVICE

Question 3

Core Values

____ - we conduct ourselves at all times in a manner befitting the oath we swore to uphold.

Answer 3

PROFESSIONALISM

Question 4

Core Values

____ - we live according to our Code of Conduct that governs our behavior both on and off the job.

Answer 4

INTEGRITY

Question 5

Core Values

____ - we always treat others, as they desire to be treated.

Answer 5

Respect

Question 6

Core Values

____ - we inspire our employees to take risks that improve our organization and advance our profession.

Answer 6

INNOVATION

Question 7

Core Values
____ - we trust one another to prepare in such a way that puts the safety, effectiveness, and reputation of the team and the Department first.

Answer 7

TRUST

Question 8

What are the core values?

Answer 8

Service/ Professionalism / Integrity / Respect / Innovation / Trust

Question 9

A civilian Board of Commissioners, consisting of ____, each appointed for____ terms, is the “head of the Department.”

Answer 9

five members / five-year

Question 10

Their appointments, and removal, are made by the ____. Each Commissioner is an officer of the City and must be a qualified elector of the City.

Answer 10

Mayor subject to a majority vote of the Council

Question 11

A President and Vice-President of the Board are elected for ___ by the Board members during the last scheduled Fire Commission meeting in July.

Answer 11

one-year terms

Question 12

As “Head of the Department,” the Board has the power to:

A. _____ the Department and to make and enforce all necessary and desirable rules and regulations.

Answer 12

Supervise, control, regulate and manage

Question 13

As “Head of the Department,” the Board has the power to:
B. Establish a ____ for training, equipment and facility rental and tuition for the training of members of outside agencies.

Answer 13

schedule of fees

Question 14

As “Head of the Department,” the Board has the power to:

C. Appoint a ____ and a Chief _____.

Answer 14

Commission Secretary / Accounting Employee

Question 15

As “Head of the Department,” the Board has the power to:

D. Hold a public meeting in a public office at least __ a month.

Answer 15

twice

Question 16

The duties and responsibilities of the Commission Secretary are performed by the Commission Executive Assistant II assigned to the Board Office, located in Room _____.

Answer 16

1840 of City Hall East.

Question 17

The Chief Accounting Employee of the Fire Department is a ____ who is appointed by the Board and is responsible to the Board.

Answer 17

Departmental Chief Accountant II

Question 18

The Charter requires that no money shall be____except upon warrant authenticated by the Chief Accounting Employee of the Fire Department. Refer to Vol. 1, 1/2-20.01, for duties and responsibilities.

Answer 18

drawn from any fund of the Fire Department

Question 19

The Independent Assessor is appointed by the ____ and is responsible to the Board of Fire Commissioners. The Independent Assessor shall have the same access to Fire Department information as the Board of Fire Commissioners

Answer 19

Board of Fire Commissioners

Question 20

Independent Assessor:
A. Under rules established by the Board of Fire Commissioners, audit, assess and review the Fire Department’s handling of _____

Answer 20

complaints of misconduct committed by employees, sworn or civilian, of the Fire Department

Question 21

Independent Assessor:

B. Conduct ____ requested by majority vote of the board

Answer 21

any audit or assessment

Question 22

Independent Assessor:
C. Initiate ____ with prior notice to the Board of Fire Commissioners, and subject to the authority of the board by majority vote to direct the Independent Assessor not to commence or continue an assessment or audit

Answer 22

any assessment or audit of the Fire Department or any portion of the Fire Department

Question 23

The Fire Chief is the ____ of the Fire Department. The Fire Chief has the powers and duties enumerated in ____ and is responsible for administering the Fire Department in accordance with Article V of the City Charter.

Answer 23

Chief Administrative Officer / Charter Section 522

Question 24

The Fire Chief has the power and duty to:
A. _____ of the Department (other than the Secretary of the Board of Fire Commissioners and the Chief Accounting Employee of the Department) in the line of their duties, subject to the civil service provisions of the charter.

Answer 24

Appoint, discharge, suspend, transfer, or issue instructions to members (civilian and uniformed)

Question 25

The Fire Chief has the power and duty to:
B. _____ of the Fire Department in accordance with the provisions of the budget appropriations or of appropriations made subsequent to the budget.

Answer 25

Expend the funds

Question 26

The Fire Chief has the power and duty to:

C. Recommend to the Board an Annual Departmental Budget covering the anticipated ___.

Answer 26

revenues and expenditures of the Department

Question 27

The Fire Chief has the power and duty to:

D. Certify expenditures of the Department to the____.

Answer 27

Chief Accounting Employee

Question 28

The Fire Chief has the power and duty to:

E. File with the Board at least once ____ a written report on the activities of the Department.

Answer 28

a month

Question 29

The Fire Chief has the power and duty to:

F. Exercise such ____ in the administration of the Fire Department as may be conferred upon the Fire Chief by the Board.

Answer 29

further powers